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PA Legislature is Missing an Opportunity to Improve the Health of Pennsylvanians

College students are celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 40 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on local lawmakers and the governor to protect the health of state residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation.

More than 9,000 Pennsylvania kids become daily smokers every year and one-third of them will die prematurely as a result. Pennsylvania leaders, struggling to end a budget impasse, can save lives and generate important new revenue with a significant increase of at least $1.00 – our coalition supports a $1.60-per-pack hike – in the state’s cigarette tax.

House-Passed 21 st Century Cures Bill Includes Critical Funding for Medical Research WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 10, 2015 – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, The 21 st Century Cures Act, including $1.75 billion in mandatory funding for the medical research at the National Institutes of Health

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (888) 227-6446 Ext. 8601 E-mail: [email protected] Legislators Urged to Protect Health of Pennsylvania Residents By Increasing Price of Tobacco Increase Would Save Lives and Generate Money in

Pennsylvania Health Advocacy Organizations React to Governor's Budget

State of the Union to Illustrate Importance of Public-Private Partnership in Improving Public Health Statement of Christopher W. Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) WASHINGTON – January 20, 2015 – “In his address to Congress tonight, the

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of Pennsylvania’s residents by significantly raising the state’s cigarette tax, establishing a tax on other tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco and invest in tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.

Philadelphia Tobacco Tax Increase Will Save Lives, Protect Kids Governor Corbett Signs Bill Passing $2 Per Pack Cigarette Tax ACS CAN Commends Legislature and Governor; Offers Resources to Help Quit September 24, 2014 – Governor Tom Corbett took a major step to save lives and protect public health